Retrofan #3 (TwoMorrows Publishing)

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It’s a bird, it’s a plane… It’s Retrofan! While most of the
young whippersnappers in internet land won’t be familiar with the famous
Fleischer cartoons opening, it seems kind of appropriate to use it as this
third issue of Retrofan is, for the most part, dedicated to spandex clad
heroes, primarily Superman. Which is, as
you’re probably aware, all kinds of aces in my book. Even though I’m a die-hard Marvel guy, I have
been known to shown my appreciation for the other major player from time to
time, and using their super-powered radar, the editorial and writing staff of
Retrofan have once again tuned into my brainwaves, read my mind and produced a
magazine that could have been written for me and me alone.

From the riveting interview with Richard Donner about his
1978 son of Krypton opus, through to the wonderful features about the animated
adventures of Aquaman and Kal-El’s history with Atari and the real life town of
Metropolis, this issue of Retrofan delivers a combination of super-powered
knock out blows that’ll leave you reeling with dizzying, geek-fuelled
pleasure. And while that’d be enough for
most of us, me included, to just blindly throw our money at TwoMorrows while
shouting “Gimme”, they aren’t even the highlights of this issue. No sir, the
real powerhouse articles this time around are Scott Saavedra’s potted history
of, and ode to, Sea Monkey’s, Michael Eury’s exploration of the televisual
worlds of Irwin Allen and Ernest Farino’s guide to fanzines dedicated to the
fantastic, all of which stand up to, and call for, repeated readings. Of
course, there’s more whacky, far out, interesting columns features in the pages
of this issue, there always is with Retrofan,
but even if there wasn’t, the incredibly well-researched, hideously knowledgeable
and brilliantly written pieces I’ve already mentioned would be worth three
times the cover price in their own right. I’ve said it before and I’m almost
certain that I’ll say it again, this is THE best periodical, magazine, call it
what you will, out there right now and if it’s not a staple part of your
reading list, you really need to start questioning your poor decisions and immediately
rectify the Retrofan sized hole in your life. Up, up and away… Tim Cundle

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